Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Laugh It Up, Fuzzball

There are some days in which I don't laugh at all, so it felt great to get two big ones yesterday afternoon. The first was from a book I'm reading called "The Guinea Pig Diaries". In one of its chapters, a journalist is helping his attractive nanny find a worthy mate online. They get a number of "interesting" replies to her ad, most notably one that opens with this:

"When I was a child, I witnessed a clown jump to his death from a seven-story building. It was the only time a clown has made me laugh."

Shortly thereafter, I read an article about an outburst Tiger Woods had on the golf course last weekend. The piece didn't say exactly what he said, so I headed over to YouTube and this is what I found:

I found it a bit ironic that he said "Goddammit!" as Buddhists (he is a practicing Buddhist) don't necessarily believe in God; they have no creation myth. He might as well have said "Jesse-James-Dammit!" Lord knows he wouldn't be the first.

BTW, the title of this post is a reference to a comment Han Solo made to Chewbacca in "The Empire Strikes Back".

hahaha.....or he cud have sed buddhammit!now for this dude jacobs...omg....he is insanely hilarious! can’t believe he actually experimented with his own life eh.....luv the style...so simple yet so revealing.....gives ya a whole new look at life.....hats off to his wife.....living in an insane asylum eh, well in a good way.....he actually hired someone to argue with her....hahaha....did ya read the one on biblical life style? a man in this century literally following the bible as far as possible.....seriously laughed out loud reading these 2....woz pretty down at that time.....jacobs woz incredibly entertaining.....gotta read that again....always smile or laugh if you can buddy...i know a man who smiles all the time despite his misery....makes others happy...:)thanx again tomsy....your blog ROCKs!

About Me

My parents told me I was born in Wiesbaden, Germany in November of 1970 (I'll have to take their word for it since I don't recall). My father was in the Air Force back then and was in a number of altercations as opposed to yours truly who's a bit of a sissy boy. In 1973, we returned to the States (I don't recall this, either) and lived in Minnesota. I had a good childhood. Like most boys my age, I was a huge Star Wars fan. My teenage years were rough, especially after my mom divorced my father in 1984. I was quite a late bloomer and didn't even have a first date until I was 22. I've lived in Rochester with my life partner for more than a decade and quite enjoy it. My favorite restaurant is Friday's. I've no kids and am not sure if I will have any in this lifetime. I'd probably be more inclined to do so if it were possible for children to remember the day they were born so they didn't just have to take their parents' word for it.

"Thomas is my type of guy and he'll be your type of guy, too. His mind is a never ending pool of information and he is willing to share every single ounce of it with his readers. He takes the time to observe life and absorb every minute of it and when he writes about it, you fully understand that he is a superhuman.

Thomas is one of those great people who makes you want to be around him all of the time. He's extremely intelligent and thoughtful, empathetic and honest. Just reading his blog makes you feel like you have found a friend for life. And.... you will want to marry him and have his babies. Because he's THAT awesome."